Improvement in garden-cultivator



i 5mm JAMES H. CI-IAPMAN, OF NEWTON, IOWA. Leners Patent-Naseem, dated Mmh'so, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN GARDEN-CJULTATOR.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J AMES H. CHAPMAN, of Newton, in the county of Jasper, and in the Sta-te of Iowa, have invented ce1-'tain new and useful Improvements in Garden-Cultivators and do hereby declare that the following is a full., clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and general arrangement of a garden-cultivater, which is simple, light, and easy to operate.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of the carriage for the cultivator, with one of the implement-s' attached; and

Figures 2, 3, and 4, are perspectives of other im-f plements that may be attached to the carriage.

, The object of my invention is to furnish a light carriage to be pushed or pulled by hand, and to which I attach any vone of a series of implements, by which the work in la garden may be readily accomplished.

This carriage, with the implements, I call a gardencult-ivator.

A represents the axle, on each end of which is placed a wheel, B. y

One of these wheels is removed in g. 1, the better to show the construction of the carriage.

From the axle A, two arms, C C, project on one side, said arms being, fora suitable length, straight', and then curved upward, and at their outer ends connected by a handle, D.

At a suitable point from the axle A, the arms C O are connected by a cross-bar, E, which strengthens the same.

Between the arms C C, at a suitable point between the handle D and cross-bar E, is placed a wheel, F, the axle of which has its bearings in the said arms.

This wheel may be used or dispensed with, whichever may be desired.

The implements .which are attached to the carriage thus constructed, are each attached to a beam, which on its upper' side is provided with metal bars, extending upward. Said metal bars being provided with a num- In g. 1, I have represented a cutter, H, which will.

run any desired depth under ground, cutting olf all weeds, 85o.

This cutter is secured to the under side of a beam, G, said beam having on its upper side two metal hars c u., and thus secured to the under side of the arms O C, by means of pins b b.

Fig. 2 represents a rake, consisting of the beam G', metal bars a c', and a series of teeth, I I, lwhich latter are curved forward, and secured to the under side of the beam G.'

This rake will tear to pieces and rake up weeds or trash, and by raising the handles of the carriage, this will all be depositedin a pile.

In Iig. 3, I have shown three small plows, J J, attached to the under side of a beam, G", said beam also having metal bars a" a, to attach it t0 the carriage.

Fig. 4 shows one. plow, K, attached to a beam, G, having metal bars al a.

This plow can be used at the side, as shown, to throw up dirt to the row of vegetables, or it may be set in the centre, to mark out and trench with, andvto cover the seeds when drilled in the trench.

It will be seen that all these implements, when attached to the carriage, can be raised or lowered, so as to work at any depth required, and they may also be reversed, so that the cultivator may be pushed or pulled, whichever may be desired.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the curved arms C C, axle A, wheels B B and F,crossbar G and its plates a a, supporting the shovels H I J K, 0r their substitutes, all substantially as herein specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoiu g, I have hereunto set my hand,'this 11th day of J annary, 1869.

J. H. CHAPMAN.

Witnesses: l

S. G. SMITH, J. A. HAMMER.

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